How else would the system work for groups of 4 to 40 making tee times. Ask each individual to make their own and hope for the best?

I don't want anyone using my number and I think there should be zero tolerance for manipulating the Tee Time system.

I just stepped through the process, to see if it could be done by accident. I can see that in *some* circumstances, when booking a large group ... it could be possible. In this instance, I can't see how it could be a mistake.

I still don't see the point of your original post. It seems like there have been a number of possible solutions to your issue. However, your responses seemed focused on the system. What are you looking for?

I was hoping someone has had a similar experience and was curious what they did about it and how it all worked out.

The Tee Time office apparently isn't available on weekends, so I can't simply ask them and the various FAQ's from the Villages Golf, don't have any mention of it, that I can find.

In other words, I was hoping i could tap into the collective wisdom of the folks on TOTV, but no one seems to have had a similar experience or if they did, they're not interested in talking about it.

Well, no. Any person who you have entered in the past is remembered by the system. You can then select anyone from the pulldown menu either intentionally or by mistake.

Remove yourself from the reservation. If you don't want the cancellation point then call the tee time office on Monday and see if they will remove them. Otherwise, just wait 7 days for the points to roll off. If it happens again, then perhaps you should call the tee time office and discuss further.

A lot of times when I want to play golf with Scottie Scheffler, I scroll down my friends list and mistakenly click on Phil Mickelson.. It's hard to tell the names apart.

But it is The Villages.

There is no reason why anyone would intentionally put you in a reservation. There is no advantage to doing it. They might put you intentionally in a request, if you have zero points. Apparently this is yet another first world problem.

That is incorrect.

People do it for a number of reasons. Husband and wives (boyfriends/girlfriends) do it hundreds of times a day, so they get to play alone, without being forced to "pair up".

People do it to "block a spot", when they're not sure which or how many of their friends are available to play on a specific day.

People do it, so they can improve their chances of getting a preferred Tee Time, and their friends aren't Enhanced Members, as I am.

The reasons to abuse the Tee Time system, are as varied as the number of golf courses we have.

I get that folks that aren't really golfers or have much familiarity with the system might not understand how and why the abuse occurs, but it does and it's not fair to other folks who use the system, honestly.

Why not show up to play? Arrive at your scheduled tee time with your id? That should put an end to it.

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Nope. They can put in a guest to accomplish any of those for a reservation except for your suggestions that actually referred to a request (highlighted below), not a reservation - they are different animals. Was your ID used for a reservation or a request? Do you understand the difference? If it was a request then there is a greater probability that it was not a mistake and you were being used as a ghost golfer - a not all that uncommon occurrence. Regardless, just remove yourself and call the tee time office if it happens again.

I'm thinking that it is pretty easy to pick the wrong name from the drop down list when making the reservation. Yeah, just call the guy with the presumption of an honest mistake and ask him to remove you. Say hello and ask how's he's been at the same time.

It is very easy to use someone else’s number. I have a dozen names in my drop down list that I have no idea who they are. I believe it is a group I played with at one time and I might have modified the request thus adding them my pick list. I clean it out every so often. Could have been an accident or as you said, they needed someone with zero points to make a tee time in this season of snowbirds.

It is most likely someone in the reservation, just tell them to please not do it again or you will report them. They will get a slap on the wrist as a first time offender. Me, I would just delete my name from the reservation.

Sometimes if a person scrolls too quickly you can accidentally click on the wrong name and ID # and not even realize it. It has happened to me a couple times — once I noticed it & corrected the name, the other time I never noticed and submitted the request.